#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Phillip Lord) Subject: Re: REQ: Country Joe McDonald song This is called the "fixing to die rag" It is actually in Nevada, but they has different chords to the way I play it. Heres what I do D7 Well Come on all you big strong men G Uncle sam needs your help again D7 Hes got hiself in a fuck of a jam G G7 Way down yonder in South Vietnam C Cmin G So put down your books and pick up your guns E A7 D7 cause were gonna have a whole lot of fun D7 A7 D7 And its one two three G D7 what are we fighting for, dont ask me I dont give a damn G next stop is vietnam D7 A7 D7 G G7 and its five six seven open up the pearly gates C Cmin G E well there aint no time to wonder why A7 D7 G whoppie were all going to die Well thats it roughly. I think I have the chords in the right places, but I dont have my guitar with me so I not entirely sure. You should find that it comes together mostly. The C Cmin G bit is best played at the third fret as a barre. I always play this fairly fast, and loud. Its actually quite a party piece. There is after all nothing quite like at 20 year old Vietnam protest song to prove what an irrelevant washed out old hippie that you really are ============================================================================ | And the cuckoo she moves through the dawn fanfare | Phil Lord | | The dew leaves the roofs in the magic air | Edinburgh | | I feel a finger running through my nightmare lair | Scotland | | I feel most together with my nowhere stare | | ===========================================================================| | [email protected] (preferred) | | [email protected] (well it might work) | | [email protected] (if all else fails, but don't expect a | | quick reply) | ============================================================================
